BROMONT, Canada--Ryan Wood of Australia on Clooney R won the CCI4-S and also placed both first and second place in the CCI3-S at the Bromont CCI-S Horse Trials on Sunday, Aug. 16. 

Ryan Wood on Clooney R (Photo by Raphaelle Goulet)Wood on Clooney R started Sunday’s cross-country in fourth place on 37.7.

He jumped clear on cross-country, adding 14.0 time penalties to finish on 51.7 and move to the top of the CCI4-S leaderboard.

Canada’s Colleen Loach on Chiaro Z Excalibur also finished on 51.7, after jumping clear and adding 14.8 time penalties to her dressage score.

With the Wood and Loach tied on their final scores, Wood was placed first by finishing closest to the optimum cross-country time.

 

LAUREN NICHOLSON on Landmark Jungle’s Gold placed third on 54.4, jumping clean and adding 18.4 time penalties on cross-country.

“Very proud to come away from Bromont with wins in both the CCI4-S with Clooney, owned by Mary Perry, and the CCI3-S with Indy, owned by Mary Hazzard, and with Hicks, owned by Curran Simpson, finishing just behind in second,” said Wood. “All three horses have been with us since they were 4 or 5-year-olds, which makes weeks like this especially rewarding. It’s exciting to see them continue to develop and deliver results at this level, and even more rewarding to share it with the owners who have believed in them from the beginning.”

Wood also credited Silva Martin and Sarah Dodge for their work with him and the horses on the dressage.

Wood’s weekend became even more impressive in the CCI3-S.

Sitting ninth after show jumping, Woodstock Indy delivered one of the strongest cross-country performances of the division, jumping clean and adding just 0.4 time penalties to climb all the way to first place on a final score of 36.1.

Wood then placed second on Hicks de Lyse, who also jumped clear on cross-country and added 10.0 time penalties to finish on 43.2, giving Wood the top two spots in the CCI3-S.

“But the highlight of the week might have been having our baby girl Annabelle at her first away show,” Wood said. “A big thank you to Lil and Grandma Jaq for making that possible, and to Greta and the whole team at home and all our sponsors for the hard work behind the scenes that makes weeks like this happen.”

“Lots to be excited about with these horses and what’s ahead.”